Comments on: Why a Fellow Cyclist Said Nasty Things to Me this Morning http://www.pioro.net/2011/08/cyclist-said-nasty-things-to-me.shtml a quill dripping pixel ink Sat, 10 Jan 2015 11:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Matthew Pioro http://www.pioro.net/2011/08/cyclist-said-nasty-things-to-me.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-26765 Matthew Pioro Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:27:14 +0000 http://www.pioro.net/?p=431#comment-26765 Ant., you're bang on. Both you and Paul are. There's no one in that little scenario who is blameless, including me. And, I feel I should restate what I mentioned on FB: Really, I believe traffic is a communal endeavour. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are in a dance. It's not "I'm going somewhere, and all these people are in my way," but "Let's all get to where we're going safely, respectfully and as quickly as possible." As you can tell, I wasn't feeling or fostering that traffic community. The minivan guy kind of was, but he was also a little too keen on seeing jerky cyclist getting popped. Ant., you’re bang on. Both you and Paul are. There’s no one in that little scenario who is blameless, including me. And, I feel I should restate what I mentioned on FB: Really, I believe traffic is a communal endeavour. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are in a dance. It’s not “I’m going somewhere, and all these people are in my way,” but “Let’s all get to where we’re going safely, respectfully and as quickly as possible.” As you can tell, I wasn’t feeling or fostering that traffic community. The minivan guy kind of was, but he was also a little too keen on seeing jerky cyclist getting popped.

]]> By: debra http://www.pioro.net/2011/08/cyclist-said-nasty-things-to-me.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-26757 debra Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:14:19 +0000 http://www.pioro.net/?p=431#comment-26757 wow. on so many levels. wow. on so many levels.

]]> By: Ant. http://www.pioro.net/2011/08/cyclist-said-nasty-things-to-me.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-26756 Ant. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:53:07 +0000 http://www.pioro.net/?p=431#comment-26756 What a shit-tay way to start the day. I hate it when that happens to me. I liked Paul's comment on FB but your post deserves a real response. As I read it: ambler is the fg. Driver is offering moral support, a few pegs shy of solidarity. It was a small gesture to a fellow frustrated man. Was it logically sound? Would seeing ambler in a horrible accident make anyone feel better? No. Gestures such as driver's are symbols of empathy, nothing more, nothing less. Driver could easily be a cyclist and if so, your response to him seems a little cold. But of course I wasn't there; I'm basing this on what you wrote. And you were just accosted by an fg... ...I hope you never run into ambler again! Best, Ant. What a shit-tay way to start the day. I hate it when that happens to me.

I liked Paul’s comment on FB but your post deserves a real response. As I read it: ambler is the fg. Driver is offering moral support, a few pegs shy of solidarity. It was a small gesture to a fellow frustrated man. Was it logically sound? Would seeing ambler in a horrible accident make anyone feel better? No. Gestures such as driver’s are symbols of empathy, nothing more, nothing less. Driver could easily be a cyclist and if so, your response to him seems a little cold. But of course I wasn’t there; I’m basing this on what you wrote. And you were just accosted by an fg…

…I hope you never run into ambler again!

Best,
Ant.

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